The Meaning of Leviticus 14:15 Explained

Leviticus 14:15

KJV: And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:

YLT: and the priest hath taken of the log of oil, and hath poured on the left palm of the priest,

Darby: And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into his, the priest's, left hand;

ASV: And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the priest  shall take  [some] of the log  of oil,  and pour  [it] into the palm  of his own  left hand: 

What does Leviticus 14:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 14:1-20 - The Law Of The Cleansed Leper
The penalty, when leprosy had unmistakably declared itself, included compulsory severance from the camp, the rent garments, the bare head, the covered lip, the cry "unclean," Leviticus 14:45. Sin severs us from fellowship with God and His saints, and makes us a source of contamination to all in contact with us, though they may not realize that we are defiling them.
Being cured, the leper was first restored to the camp, Leviticus 14:1-9. The birds are striking types of death and resurrection. Notice that the blood of one was mingled with fresh, i.e., running, water, because of the perennial freshness of the blood of Christ; and that the ascension of the other, when liberated, is significant of the freedom from the law of sin and death which the soul of the believer experiences through the power of the Holy Spirit. See Romans 8:1-4.
Secondly, the leper was restored to the sanctuary, Leviticus 14:10-20. On the eighth day of resurrection, the blood and oil were placed on thumb and toe and ear, because all our senses have been purchased and consecrated to the service of God. Let us, in gratitude for our own cleansing from sin, consecrate ourselves anew to God! [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 14

1  The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper
33  The signs of leprosy in a house
48  The cleansing of that house

What do the individual words in Leviticus 14:15 mean?

And shall take the priest [some] of the log of oil and pour [it] into the palm of his own hand left
וְלָקַ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן מִלֹּ֣ג הַשָּׁ֑מֶן וְיָצַ֛ק עַל־ כַּ֥ף הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית

וְלָקַ֥ח  And  shall  take 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
מִלֹּ֣ג  [some]  of  the  log 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֹג  
Sense: log.
הַשָּׁ֑מֶן  of  oil 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
וְיָצַ֛ק  and  pour  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָצַק  
Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
עַל־  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כַּ֥ף  the  palm 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן  of  his  own  hand 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית  left 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: שְׂמָאלִי  
Sense: left, left side, on the left.

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